List of cities in Yemen
This is a list of cities in Yemen .
By far the largest agglomeration in Yemen is Sana'a with a population of 2,686,376 (as of January 1, 2005). This means that 14 percent of the country's people live in the capital region.
The following table contains the cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, their names in German transcription and in Arabic, the results of the census of December 16, 1994 and an estimate for January 1, 2005. The higher-level administrative unit (Gouvernement) is also listed to which the city belongs. The capital Sana'a is independent and does not belong to any governorate. The population figures refer to the actual city without the suburbs.
Cities in Yemen | ||||||
rank | Surname | Residents | Administrative unit | |||
transcription | Arabic | 1994 census | 2005 estimate | |||
1. | Sanaa | صنعاء | 954.448 | 2,431,649 | Sanaa city | |
2. | Taizz | تعز | 317,571 | 596,672 | Ta'izz | |
3. | al-Huddaida | الحديدة | 298,452 | 548.433 | al-Huddaida | |
4th | Aden | عدن | 398.294 | 507.355 | Aden | |
5. | Ibb | إب | 103.312 | 225,611 | Ibb | |
6th | Dhamar | ذمار | 82,920 | 160.114 | Dhamar | |
7th | al-Mukalla | المكلا | 122,359 | 144.137 | Hadramaut | |
8th. | Zindschibar | زنجبار | 50,346 | 70,801 | Abyan | |
9. | Sayyan | سيان | 58,383 | 69.993 | Sanaa | |
10. | Turbbah | التربة | 152.486 | Ta'izz | ||
11. | asch-Schihr | الشحر | 48,577 | 68,313 | Hadramaut | |
12. | Sahar | سحار | 27,621 | 60,487 | Sanaa | |
13. | Tarim | تريم | 47,674 | 57.093 | Hadramaut | |
14th | Zabid | زبيد | 44,239 | 50,781 | al-Huddaida | |
15th | Hajjah | حجة | 24,645 | 46,568 | Hajjah | |
16. | Badschil | باجل | 40,561 | 46.005 | al-Huddaida | |
17th | Dhi as-Sufal | ذي سفال | 31,963 | 44,949 | Ibb | |
18th | Rada'a | رداع | 39,227 | 44,755 | Baida ' | |
19th | al-Hajara | الحجرة | 44,755 | Sanaa | ||
20th | Bait al-Faqih | بيت الفقيه | 43,938 | al-Huddaida | ||
21st | al-Marawi'a | المراوعة | 30.504 | 39,911 | al-Huddaida | |
22nd | Yarīm | يريم | 27.802 | 34,805 | Ibb | |
23. | al-Baida ' | البيضاء | 19,294 | 33,175 | al-Baida ' | |
24. | ʿAmrān | عمران | 28,212 | 31,497 | Sanaa | |
25th | Lahij | لحج | 19.006 | 26,728 | Lahij | |
26th | Section | عبس | 18,320 | 25,763 | Hajjah | |
27. | Harad | حرض | 15,710 | 22.093 | Hajjah | |
28. | Dimnat Chadir | دمنت خدير | 15,651 | 22,010 | Ta'izz | |
29 | ʿAtaq | عتق | 13,995 | 19,681 | Shabwa | |
30th | al-Mahabisha | المحابشة | 12,918 | 18,166 | Hajjah | |
31. | Baihan al-Kisab | بيحان | 12,685 | 17,839 | Shabwa | |
32. | Ma'rib | مأرب | 6,996 | 16,794 | Ma'rib | |
33. | Thula | ثلاء | 11,564 | 16,262 | ʿAmrān | |
34. | as-Saidiyya | الزيدية | 13,912 | 16,246 | al-Huddaida | |
35. | Madiyya | مودية | 11,071 | 15,569 | Abyan | |
36. | Chamr | خمر | 10,903 | 15,333 | ʿAmrān | |
37. | Raida | ريضه | 13,971 | 15,311 | ʿAmrān | |
38. | Shark | حيس | 10,678 | 15,016 | Ta'izz | |
39. | ad-Dahi | الضحى | 10,496 | 14,760 | al-Huddaida | |
40. | al-Mucha | المخا | 10,355 | 14,562 | Ta'izz | |
41. | Djibla | جبلة | 13,361 | Ibb | ||
42. | al-Ghaida | الغيضة | 7,785 | 13,987 | al-Mahra | |
43. | al-Mahwit | الماحويت | 9,060 | 10,593 | al-Mahwit |
See also
Web links
- Ministry of Public Health & Population (Arabic, English, French)
- 2005 population estimates for cities in Yemen. In: mongabay.com (English; population of the cities of Yemen 2005)
- Yemen. Republic of Yemen. Governorates. The population of the governorates of Yemen according to latest censuses and official projections. In: citypopulation.de (population of the cities of Yemen 1994–2012)